United States v. Petersen

BARRETT, Circuit Judge.

Appellants are among twenty-four defendants who were charged in an indictment with wilfully and knowingly conspiring with each other, several unindicted co-conspirators, and other unknown persons to transport in interstate or foreign commerce, motor vehicles, knowing the same to have been stolen. Twenty-five overt acts were specified in the indictment.

The indictment also charged, in separate counts, four substantive violations of 18 U.S.C. § 2312. These counts were severed prior to trial and are not before us on this appeal.

At trial, the Government established its case…